Shoe form



Aug. 30, 1932. w 1 DE W|TT l 1,874,923

SHOE FORM Filed Deo. 24, 1930 f7 wwwa/w provide a shoe form in Whichthe thrust bar Patented ug. 30, 1.932

UNITED STATES 'PTE'N'ToFFICE WILLIAM J. IDEV WITT, AUBURN, yNEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T SHOE FORM CO., INC., OF l AUBURN, NEWIYORK, A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK @SHOE reim Application ied neeelaberai, Vmao. 'serial N6. 504,54a

'F the shoe, the thrust bar is bent yso that its outer end rests against the heel counter, thus exerting a resilent pressure against the toe form,l and causing it to keep the toe of the shoe plumped out or free from Wrinkles.

Shoe forms of this general type are disclosed,

for example, in my Patent No. 1,646,016, dated October 18, 1927. s Y

One object of the present invention is to has a yieldable connection VWith the toe form and may be adjustable as to length to adapt the shoe form for use in shoes of different sizes, thus obviating the necessity of providing shoe forms having thrust bars of diflA ferent lengths dependent "upon the size of the shoes With which they are to be employed.

Other objects of the invention reside in the details of construction of the connection between the thrust bar, and the toe form, in

the means by which the length of the thrust bar may be adjusted, and in other features, as will appear from a consideration of the following specification taken in connection with the drawing Which forms a part there-- of, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section illustrating one embodiment of this inven-V .The shoe form herein 'set forth comprises a toe form' 10 and a thrustbar 11. Thetoe form 'is preferably of celluloid or other resilient material, having lside Walls which terminate in flanges and 16.` In the embodiment of Fig. l, these iianges are connected by'v a cross brace or strip 17 ofcelluloid or otherA suitable material, the brace be# ing secured to the flanges in .s any suitable A.

manner, as for example that disclosed in my Patent No. 1,632,955, dated Junev 21, 1927. The brace, instead of being fixed to the flanges, may be pivotally connected thereto, as shown in Fig. 4 and illustrated in Fig. 2 of my Patent No. 1,717,839, dated June 18, 1929, so that the pivotal'movement of the brace designated as 17a Will cause the Walls of the toe form to expand or contract.

The thrust bar 11 preferably comprises a tube 201 of celluloid or othersuitable material and a rod 21 of metal, the rodbeing introduced in the forwardend'of the tube, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and being provided VWithsuitablyformed threads With Which to engage correspondingly formed threads in the inner Wall of the tube. `The "outer end of the thrust bar'is preferablycurved to form a loop 22,vvhich bears against the counter 'of the shoe here illustrated /by the dotted line 23. l f

The thrust bar is connected to ythe brace 17 or 17 a'by means of a sleeve 24 and bracket 25.` The sleeve 24 may be of metal or other suitableV4 material, and is internally `threaded to .engage With threads on the outer surface ofthe rod 21. At the ends of the sleeve 24 are mounted disks 276,27 preferably concave, asyillustratedparticulary in Fig. 3.l These disks aregsecured to the sleeve 24in any 'Y suitable manner, as by peening `over the ends of the sleeveat 28. Slidably movable upon lthe sleeve 24 is a concave disk 29Y yieldably held separate from the disk 27` by@J spring 30 surrounding the j sleeve.- The bracket 25 may be angularin cross section, comprising a base 31 and an upright 32 having a hole 33 therein. The bracket is attached to. the cross brace by a rivet,` or other suitable means 35 passingthrough the 'base 31.A The base is* preferably not-clamped tightly against the brace 17, but is spaced therefrom sufficiently so that the bracket may have a pivotal movement about the rivet 35, as an axis. The sleeveis passed through the holeV V33 in the upright 82 which is preferably between the disks 26 and 29, as shown in Fig.' 3. The spring SOthus acts not only togfseparate the disks 27 and 29, butalso acts 'to clamp the upright 32 between the disks 26 and 229.. It will, -of Icourse, .beiunderstood Vthat the sleeve and fbracket aregiassembled derstood that 'they thrust bar =not only Acauses the sleevef24 to advance through the .hole 33, but also y'causes the cross ,brace 1'7at to swing on its pivot and thereby expand Lthe side walls vof the toe forni.

The threaded connection of the .ro'd`21 lto the tube 2O and the sleeve permitsga jwde range of adjustment sothat the 'shoe Vform' can Vbe adapted for use .in shoes .of iany -size andthe'topof the` curve of the thrust'bar 1'1 set at any desired height so that fit may be klower I.than the "upper edges ofthe `side walls of the shoe or appear above-them.

lVithile two vembodiments of' this invention have been shown and described, it will be understood that we Aare v.not llimited thereto, since other embodiments Y might lbe `made without departing lfromthe: spirit andscope .of the invention-as set :forth .in the following claims.

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el. A shoe form comprisingfaaone-pieceitoe bracket and sleeve coacting to connect saidv thereof, a `bracket mounted upon said cross brace andfihavinga hd-le therein, and a sleeve on said thrust bar and passed through the holeinthe bracket, whereby the thrust bar iis-connectedito lsaid tue dorm. l

f 5'. Affshueiformcomprising a toe form and a thrust bar, said toe form being hollow and having a cross brace connecting the walls thereof, a bracket mounted upon said cross ibrace'andhavingahle therein, a sleeve onV Vsaid thrust barpassed through Vthe hole in the"bracket, .amovable Idisk on said sleeve, and a springyieldably holding said ldisk in contact with the bracket.

` 56. A shoe form comprising a one-,piece toe form anda thrust bar,- s-aid toe form 'being hollow and having across brace connecting the walls thereof, coacting elements onV the brace and thrust .bar respectivly'to connect thebartot'he shoeform, 'the element on the bar being* adjustable thereto.

'7; iIn ashoe form comprising' atoe form and la lthrust 5bar, .the 'thrust bar yinclujding a tube "of resilient `material, 7and "arod in threaded engagement with'the tube and longitudinal'ly 4adjustable relative thereto.Y Y

"8. "nfa shoe form comprising .a 'toe Iform and.a thrust bar, the 'thrustbar 4including a rodfand a sleevezcarriedby .the rod and `longitudinally jadjustablefrelative thereto, vand the i'toeform includingpa vbracket with. which the sleeverisiconnecte Signed by `me 'at Auburn, New York, this 22nd daydfDeCember,11930. Y

V lWIELIAM DEWITT- form and a thrust-bar, said toe `formfbeing Y hollow Sand having a cross brace connectaingv =.the walls thereof, Yand emeans `yieldable :longitudinally of the thrust `bar for A connectfing-said thrustlbar to said crossflbrace.

'-42. A shoe -form comprisinglalone-pieceftoc 'form and a `thrust bar, said toeffor'm being hollow and havinga cross brace connecting 'the .walls thereof, a bracket mounted 'supon said cross brace, and mean'sy'ieldab'le'longitudinally'of the thrustbar for connecting'said thrust'bar to saidbracket. .i

'3. A shoe form comprisingatoe formand .athrustlban said toe .form ybeinghollow.and .having a cross -brace connecting .the Walls thereof, a bracket -mounted :upon said :cross brace. and fa :sleeve Aon said thrust bar, said 

